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Posted in thread: Contractor used roof asphalt in my garage conversion on 02-06-2014 at 10:41 PMFollow up:We were able to get this stuff off, but it took some doing. Scraping turned out to be
really slow and ineffective. We ended up pressure washing it first (which was still painfully
slow, the ...

Posted in thread: Contractor used roof asphalt in my garage conversion on 01-08-2014 at 12:12 AMThanks everyone.I am working with a new contractor to figure out how to get this stuff off.
Maybe scraping + pressure washing will be enough, rather than sand blasting. I am guessing at
the thickness,...

Posted in thread: Contractor used roof asphalt in my garage conversion on 01-06-2014 at 09:14 PMThe manufacturer recommended removing it because it will not cure properly inside. He said it
could out gas for years because it doesnt have the heat of the sun to cure it.He said it could
be removed ...

Posted in thread: Contractor used roof asphalt in my garage conversion on 01-05-2014 at 11:09 PMThanks Gary,That's what I was afraid of... unfortunately I am firing the contractor for shoddy
work and not keeping schedule... so I am not sure if I can get him to show up and remove it..Is
there any...

Posted in thread: Contractor used roof asphalt in my garage conversion on 01-05-2014 at 10:31 PMI am converting a garage into a living space, and my contractor put a layer of roofing
asphalt/cement as a vapor barrier on the entire floor and foundation wall. The garage is at
grade level. It did n...